Look back on still games big return at the sse hydro with our gallery below. Tank commander is a bafta awardwinning scottish sitcom, written and created by greg mchugh, and produced by the comedy unit. Gary tries to bribe his way onto an early flight home after finishing his latest tour. Having just returned to edinburgh from iraq, gary and his tank crew of jacko the brawn, charlie the brains and adam the libido, are soon reminded that mid lothian can be almost as. These days, garys battalion has grown to a team of 30 on location, complete with alacarte. He also played howard in the channel 4 comedy fresh meat. Gary mclintoch greg mchugh is a tank commander in the british army who loves getting a sun tan, eating chips and philosophising about everything from pizza to the peace process. Tank commander started life on the standup circuit six years ago before greg made a bafta winning gary mockumentry for e4. Check out our gallery of classic scottish tv shows. A 30 minute compilation highlights show, featuring some of the best bits from the first series of the. Both dvds include hilarious manoeuvres on and off duty.
Sitcom about an army corporal with an unforgiving sergeant and a disorderly group of pals. Post gary, mchugh has been busy with a feature film, kicking off, a comedy in which. Tank commander, will star in this years sec armadillo pantomime as gary. A soldier on leave from a tour of duty in iraq offers unique insights and a comic look into life on the home front and the front lines. Gary accidentally recruits his friend julie, uses a tank to collect a cooker in the middle of a training exercise, and tries to prevent an american general from causing an international incident. Greg mchugh born 5 january 1980 is a scottish actor and writer. Subscribe and to official bbc youtube stream original bbc programmes first on bbc iplayer. Comedian greg mchugh will take his comedy creation gary tank commander to the sse hydro in october for three nights.
Tank commander in this sixpart comedy series, corporal gary mclintoch returns from his tour of duty in iraq to the barracks, and offers unique insights into. I just think that gary tank commander is genuinely hilarious. An armed farces sitcom featuring corporal gary mclintoch, of the 104th armoured regiment, british army. But while i always sit and marvel at their brilliance such. Greg mchugh, stuart bowman, pauljames corrigan, callum cuthbertson, scott fletcher, robert jack, leah macrae, anthony strachan, iain davidson, categorycultfilms, categoryminiseries, categoryuk, gary tank commander series 1 gary tank commander series one, gary tank commander series. Sec armadillo, glasgow announces gary tank commander to star in the giant family pantomime, jack and the beanstalk.
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But i do believe that gary would work on the big screen, a big action film on a much bigger scale than weve done. Tank commander star greg mchugh lands role in multi. Faced with waiting another 12 hours in a hot, cramped. Watch this hilarious video of classic still game banter. Tank commander is a baftaaward winning sitcom written and created by greg.
Gary tank commander set to invade the hydro the list. Collecting it with a tank is one thing hiding it from the sergeant is another. An american version of the show would be great but they. Yes, yes, of course there are cheers, mash, frasier, friends and so on. Dec 17, 2017 the iraq war debate gary tank commander the scottish comedy channel duration.
Browse gary tank commander tour dates and order tickets for upcoming comedy shows near you. Occasionally, words or phrases but rarely complete sentences are subtitled in these interviews. Corporal mclintoch and his disorderly mates are back in scotland after deployment in iraq. With greg mchugh, scott fletcher, robert jack, stuart bowman. Miles jupp, antony strachan, callum cuthbertson, greg mchugh, leah macrae, paul james corrigan, scott fletcher, stuart bowman. The show originated in 2008 as a oneoff pilot for more4, under the title garys war.
Tank commander set for live show at glasgows sse hydro. A full series was subsequently commissioned and broadcast on bbc two scotland in december 2009, with the programme moving to bbc. He is the creator, writer and star of the bbc1 comedy series gary. The actor, from edinburgh, best known for playing the camp squaddie in three ser. Greg mchugh star of the hit comedy show gary tank commander is bringing a special live show to glasgow for three nights in october 2016 hoping to the replicate the massive success of the still game performances of 2014, the show entitled mission quite possible starts on thursday the 20 october 2016 and runs until. Containing flashback footage of the boys in iraq, as well as monologues where gary offers his upbeat and often surreal thoughts on the wider world, gary. The sitcom series follows the camp tank commander on leave at home mixing interview, documentary style shooting and flashback clips to hilarious moments in the barracks. This is the official gary page so pure tell aw yir pals aboot it, n even folk ye dinny ken and just see in the street. My names gary and im addicted to chips gary tank commander.
The second series was filmed at east kilbride ta centre, maryhill and. A demolition squad searches for how the germans are getting tanks across a river. An italian boy leads them to a bridge under the surface of the water. Bluestone 42 the complete collection dvd by oliver chris dvd. After three series of the highly successful bbc tv series, gary tank commanders live show will follow in the footsteps of still game, kevin bridges and. He was snapped up by bbc scotland, where mincing cpl mclintoch is. This is done through portraying real characters that one would meet in.
Awardwinning sitcom about an army corporal with an unforgiving sergeant and a disorderly group of mates. Buy gary tank commander series 1 and 2 box set dvd from amazons dvd. Tank commander online full episodes of season 3 to 1. May 28, 2017 gary tank commander to star in sec armadillo panto. Tank commander in this sixpart comedy series, corporal gary mclintoch returns from his tour of duty in iraq to the barracks, and offers unique insights into both worlds. Gary tank commander is making fun of some things in the army and scottish life in general. Tank commander creator on plans for movie version of bbc. Tank commander returning to our screens daily record.
Tank commander has become a gay icon and he loves it. Made by bbc scotland, it follows the mishaps of gary, his three soldier pals, his girlfriend and the other members of the unit. Faced with waiting another 12 hours in a hot, cramped hangar, gary decides to try and bribe his way onto an earlier flight using a pretty uninspiring. The show subtitled mission quite possible follows last years still. Gary tank commander is live at the sse hydro in 2016. Greg mchugh, famed for his hilarious creation for tv and latterly for stage at the sse hydro gary. The iraq war debate gary tank commander the scottish comedy channel duration. Tank commander is a fresh and funny sitcom about a new kind of comedy hero.
Gary is a tank commander in the british army who loves getting a sun tan, drinking baileys and philosophising about everything from pizza to the peace process. Gary boldly leads his tank crew of jacko robbie jack, charlie scott fletcher and adam pauljames corrigan. Tank commander is the funniest sitcom i have ever seen. Gary must act as peacemaker in order to earn a shot at being the public face of the army. Tank commander star scott fletcher is set to follow in big brother ryans footsteps by starring in bbc scotland drama river city.
Gary tank commander to star in sec armadillo panto. During the italian campaign the american army sends out a demolition team to discover how the germans are reinforcing their positions. Gary complicates a training exercise by agreeing to pick up a cooker for his dad. Oct 07, 2010 gary talks us through life on the frontline. Tank commander online full episodes of season 3 to. An american version of the show would be great but theyd. Tank commander star greg mchugh has landed a part in a multi million pound adaptation of a blockbuster novel. Tank commander 1 include characters include relationships include additional tags established relationship 1 other tags to include exclude.
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